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„emergent“ means the prevalence is increasing? Why?

• gumby 5y ago
  From your name and punctuation I assume you’re German. Thats actually not the use here but that meaning is common. “Emerge” is simply Frenchified Latin for ausgehen. In this case however it appears to be medical (perhaps ER) slang for “rapidly becoming an emergency”
  • robbiep 5y ago
    I’ve never thought of it as slang but rather a descriptive term for patient condition but you’re bang on
  • ramses0 5y ago
    Agreed: Chronic => continual/frequent (chronos?). Emergent => sudden (emerge?). "Emergency Care" => "Sudden Care". Urgent => important (urge?). It finally made a lot of sense realizing that an "emergent condition" is something that "comes out of nowhere" and is potentially rapidly changing. Versus "urgent care" as "something that should be taken care of promptly".
  • Traubenfuchs 5y ago
    Yes I am a German native speaker. I assumed emergent means „rapidly increasing numbers of“ and not „ Arising suddenly and unexpectedly, calling for quick judgment and prompt action.“.